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who_o have_v the_o cognizance_n of_o common_a capital_a and_o penal_a cause_n in_o every_o city_n in_o the_o gate_n where_o the_o court_n sit_v as_o i_o observe_v before_o upon_o xvi_o 18._o and_o this_o may_v be_v add_v to_o what_o i_o note_v there_o that_o by_o this_o may_v be_v explain_v those_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n v._n 4._o concern_v the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n lose_v their_o cause_n and_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n and_o those_o of_o the_o wiseman_n xxii_o prov._n 22._o oppress_v not_o the_o afflict_a in_o the_o gate_n i._n e._n do_v he_o justice_n and_o not_o let_v he_o be_v overthrow_v because_o he_o want_v money_n to_o defend_v his_o cause_n this_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n from_o the_o very_a next_o word_n v._o 23._o for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 16._o and_o the_o damsel_n father_n shall_v say_v unto_o the_o elder_n i_o give_v my_o daughter_n unto_o this_o man_n to_o wife_n the_o jew_n say_v the_o mother_n have_v no_o power_n to_o espouse_v her_o daughter_n but_o the_o father_n only_o before_o she_o be_v of_o age._n verse_n 16_o mischna_n sotae_n cap._n iii_o sect._n viii_o where_o wagenseil_n note_v that_o the_o mother_n and_o brethren_n also_o have_v some_o power_n in_o this_o matter_n but_o such_o that_o the_o daughter_n within_o a_o time_n limit_v may_v make_v the_o contract_n void_a and_o he_o hate_v she_o have_v not_o the_o affection_n which_o a_o husband_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n if_o she_o have_v no_o parent_n alive_a the_o judge_n appoint_v she_o a_o guardian_n and_o josephus_n say_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v to_o patronise_v she_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v her_o parent_n ver._n 17._o and_o lo_o he_o have_v give_v occasion_n of_o speech_n against_o verse_n 17_o her_n see_v v._o 14._o he_o do_v not_o add_v what_o there_o follow_v and_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a name_n upon_o she_o 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geusius_fw-la de_fw-la victimis_fw-la humanis_fw-la pars_fw-la i._n cap._n ix_o and_o p._n ii_o cap._n ii_o and_o wierus_n l._n medicarum_fw-la observationum_fw-la sect._n de_fw-fr hymene_n especial_o in_o such_o virgin_n as_o the_o jew_n say_v be_v here_o mean_v who_o be_v under_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o though_o all_o that_o some_o physician_n and_o lawyer_n in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n have_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v of_o no_o consideration_n yet_o there_o be_v weighty_a reason_n to_o incline_v we_o to_o think_v that_o no_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n will_v bring_v such_o a_o action_n against_o his_o wife_n wherein_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v cast_v whether_o his_o cause_n be_v right_a or_o wrong_n if_o these_o be_v the_o evidence_n whereby_o it_o be_v to_o be_v try_v for_o if_o he_o accuse_v she_o false_o he_o know_v her_o friend_n be_v able_a to_o produce_v the_o sheet_n wherein_o they_o lie_v when_o they_o be_v marry_v with_o such_o token_n upon_o 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they_o make_v it_o appear_v as_o plain_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n that_o be_v unfold_v and_o lay_v before_o man_n eye_n to_o view_v it_o and_o they_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n simlah_n which_o we_o translate_v the_o cloth_n favour_v this_o exposition_n for_o it_o never_o signify_v a_o sheet_n or_o a_o linen_n cloth_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v sadin_n fourteen_o judg._n 12._o xxxi_o prov._n 24._o but_o such_o cloth_n as_o man_n garment_n be_v make_v of_o which_o common_o be_v woollen_a not_o linen_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o this_o book_n x_o deut._n 18._o and_o in_o this_o very_a chapter_n v._o 5._o so_o that_o the_o sense_n be_v they_o shall_v produce_v evident_a proof_n and_o lay_v they_o before_o the_o court_n like_o a_o piece_n of_o cloth_n which_o be_v spread_v for_o all_o that_o please_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o whether_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n or_o no_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v but_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o mr._n selden_n lib._n iii_o vxor_fw-la hebr._n cap._n 1_o 2._o ver._n 18._o and_o the_o elder_n of_o that_o city_n shall_v take_v that_o man._n verse_n 18_o if_o they_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v accuse_v his_o wife_n false_o he_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o officer_n who_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o court._n and_o chastise_v he_o condemn_v he_o to_o receive_v forty_o stripe_n save_o one_o as_o both_o josephus_n and_o the_o talmudist_n agree_v and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o a_o scourge_n make_v of_o thong_n of_o a_o ox_n hide_n the_o woman_n be_v dismiss_v with_o a_o solemn_a benediction_n the_o form_n of_o which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o jewish_a ritual_n and_o as_o for_o the_o false_a witness_n against_o she_o they_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v stone_v according_a to_o the_o law_n xix_o 18_o 19_o ver._n 19_o and_o they_o shall_v amerce_v he_o in_o a_o hundred_o verse_n 19_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o the_o father_n of_o the_o damsel_n who_o 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